True Martial Arts - Sammamish

06/15/2026

2026 Senior Scholarship Recipient

Aditi Sivakumar was promoted to 2nd Degree in June of 2026. She’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for over 10 years since September of 2015. Aditi will be graduating from Skyline High School. She will be attending Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana next school year to study Neurobiology.

Favorite Memory: My favorite TMA memory is judging my first test as a black belt!

06/12/2026

We are delighted to announce the following Black Belt promotions from Saturday, June 6th 2026:

Daniel was promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt. He’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for nearly fifteen years since September of 2011. Daniel is a graduate student at the University of Washington.

Haifa was promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt. She’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for over thirteen years since September of 2014. Haifa will be graduating from Skyline High School.

Deeptha was promoted to 3rd Degree Black Belt. She’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for over nine years since April of 2017. Deeptha will be graduating from Eastlake High School and as an Associate of Arts from Bellevue College.

Aditi was promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt. She’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for nearly eleven years since September of 2015. Aditi will be graduating from Skyline High School.

Emiliano was promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt. He’s a Senior Instructor in Training who has been training since May of 2014. Emiliano is finishing his junior year at Eastlake High School.

Aaron was promoted to 2nd Degree Black Belt. He’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for nearly nine years since December of 2015. Aaron is finishing his sophomore year at Skyline High School.

Reva was promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. She’s been training for over nine years since March of 2017. Reva will be graduating from Skyline High School.

Alexander was promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. He’s an Assistant Instructor Intern who has been training for nearly five years since September of 2021. Alex is finishing his seventh-grade year at Pacific Cascade Middle School.

Aneesh was promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. He’s an Assistant Instructor Intern who has been training for over seven years since January of 2019. Aneesh is finishing his seventh-grade year at Pine Lake Middle School.

Rohan was promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. He’s an Assistant Instructor who has been training for over thirteen years since May of 2013. Rohan is finishing his junior year at Skyline High School.

Eric was promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. He’s a Head Instructor who has been training for nearly seven years since September of 2019. Eric is finishing his sophomore year at Eastlake High School.

Bhavishya was promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. She’s an Assistant Instructor Intern who has been training for eight years since June of 2018. Bhavishya is finishing her Freshman year at Eastlake High School.

Anusha was promoted to 1st Degree Black Belt. She’s an Assistant Instructor who has been training for over six years since December of 2019. Anusha is finishing her Freshman year at Eastlake High School.

06/08/2026

Today is the last day to order a Summer T-Shirt

Order a summer t-shirt to raise money for the True Martial Arts Senior Scholarship. 100% of the money raised will go towards the scholarship. Our goal is to sell 200 t-shirts. To reach our goal, we need your support!

Summer t-shirts can be worn by students and instructors of all ranks during the months of June, July and August instead of your regular uniform t-shirt, training top, or teaching top. They are a high-quality material, Sport-Tek PosiCharge. Perfect for working out in or proudly wearing outside of class to show your school spirit.

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06/06/2026

June Black Belt Test: Day 2
Candidates testing in Taekwondo, Arnis, Self Defense

06/05/2026

2026 Senior Scholarship Recipient

Sneha Moudgalya was promoted to 2nd Degree in October of 2023. She’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for over 13 years since March of 2013. Sneha will be graduating from Skyline High School. She will be attending the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington to study is Computer Engineering at the Paul Allen School. She will also take part in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program.

Favorite Memory: My favorite TMA memory is getting red striped for the first time - Instructor Lynne spun me around in the air (I was five), she was so excited I was going to test

06/04/2026

Upcoming Activities

We have Private Black Belt testing on Friday, June 5th. That means the upcoming Tae Kwon Do tests will be Saturday, June 6th at 12:15 PM for levels White, Yellow, and Green. Levels Blue, Brown, Red, and Black will test at 2:15 PM. The deadline to be eligible has passed. The next test will be Thursday, June 25th.

News Notes

Arnis Bonus Class is offered every Saturday from 10:45 - 11:25 AM in Room A. Advanced registration isn’t necessary. Just show up with your uniform and Arnis equipment. All ages and ranks are welcome. This is a free class for all TMA students.

There is no Black Belt Workout this Saturday because of the Saturday belt rank testing.

The second and final Summer T-Shirt ordering window closes this Sunday. To order your shirt, fill out the online form.

06/04/2026

2026 Senior Scholarship Recipient

Raina Gopalan was promoted to 2nd Degree in October of 2025. She’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for over 12 years since September of 2013. Raina will be graduating from Skyline High School. She will be attending Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California to study business. Raina's twin sister, Riya, is also a scholarship recipient.

Favorite Memory: My favorite TMA memory is dagger fighting in Big Dog.

06/02/2026

2026 Senior Scholarship Recipient

Dhaiwik Mummidi was promoted to 2nd Degree in October of 2025. He’s a Senior Instructor who has been training for nearly 13 years since August of 2013. Dhaiwik will be graduating Skyline High School. He will be attending The University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado to pursue an Undergraduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Favorite Memory: My favorite TMA memory is when the studio reopened after the COVID Pandemic and returned to a mostly normal schedule in which I got to be in a level red class with all my friends from our old level 4 Black Cat class, before the studio closed.

06/02/2026

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